Nation turns to N.Y., Cuomo plan in gun-law debate

11:42 PM,
Jan. 11, 2013

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In 1911, New York enacted the Sullivan law, one of the first gun-control laws in the nation that required a permit to own a handgun.

More than a century later, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have become national players in the push for tougher gun laws, putting New York at the forefront of the gun-control debate.

While the White House plans to seek to curb gun violence after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., last month, New York is forging ahead with its own proposal. Cuomo, a Democrat and potential 2016 presidential candidate, vowed to pass the country's ...